SSVAR blog talking about virtual reality,augmented reality and mixed reality.
A news report was released this week relating to the findings of Transparency Market Research (TMR). Companies such as BAE Systems plc, Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd., Rockwell Collins Inc., and Continental AG currently lead the global head-up display (HUD) market. It is said that these players are mainly focusing on giving users a comprehensive experience...
Spend this Valentine’s Day with the one you really love. Yes, that’s right, your virtual multi-mouthed alien girlfriend that you can smooch to your heart’s content. Oculus Rift DK2 owners may well remember Alien Makeout Simulator, a bizarre and hilarious little demo that released on the now-defunct Oculus Share platform back in 2014. Introducing players...
Last week we reviewed First Impact: Rise of a Hero, a VR superhero sandbox from Canada-based Red Meat Games. While the game showed early promise, the final product was sadly lacking. While First Impact had a bright comic book world and some fun powers to experiment with, visual bugs, poor enemy AI and control issues...
Working out exactly where Nintendo stands on VR can be difficult, especially when one of its most prolific employees makes statements like this. Shigeru Miyamoto, the beloved videogame designer behind series like Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, was recently asked for his updated thoughts on VR technology by Time. He told the publication...
With precious few new PlayStation VR (PSVR) games so far in 2017, we’re keenly watching for any interesting releases on the horizon. Unearthing Mars is one of them. This promising game from China-based Winking Entertainment released in the Asian region earlier in the year, but the developer had nothing to say of a western release...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg | Photo courtesy Facebook Facebook’s 2017 F8 developer event has seven scheduled sessions dedicated to VR. The company’s annual two-day event is dedicated to exploring the future of Facebook’s family of apps and services (including Oculus), and how businesses and developers can leverage them. With sessions covering topics such as research, analytics and...
Within premiered their first real-time rendered, interactive experience at Sundance New Frontier this year with Life of Us, which is the story of life on the planet as told through embodying a series of characters who are evolving into humans. The experience is somewhere between a film and game, and ends up feeling much like...
Apple CEO Tim Cook has once again affirmed his belief in the significance of augmented reality technology. Interviewed during a recent trip to Europe, he spoke broadly about how AR could benefit everyone’s lives in the future, highlighting the way it allows users to remain ‘present’ in the real world. Underscored by years of relevant hiring...
Tonight in Hollywood, California the Lumiere Awards were held at Warner Brothers Studios. These awards honor the year’s best in “cutting edge content and technology achievement.” This year, virtual and augmented reality were well represented throughout the ceremony. Check out this list of tonight’s biggest VR/AR winners. Cher Wang – HTC Vive AIS-VR Society President Jim...
Half-Life 3 is a mythological beast. Most people know it’s not real, but you’ll never convince a handful of dedicated investigators who pour over every blurry photo and alleged Gabe Newell footprints found in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. Above: I don’t know. Looks like Bigfoot to me. Image Credit: Valve Now, Valve is...
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